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NIH pick vows war on 'frivolous' research spending

By POLITICO  
   March 06, 2025

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya promised to cut wasted research dollars and focus on funding studies to find the root causes of chronic diseases during his confirmation hearing to direct the $48 billion National Institutes of Health this morning. "Every dollar wasted on a frivolous study, every dollar wasted on administrative costs that are not needed, is a dollar not spent on research," Bhattacharya told the Senate HELP Committee.

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